Pant and shirt for outdoor activities

ABSTRACT

A pant for outdoor activities has inner sleeves sown inside the pant legs which inner sleeves have a tightening means for tightly wearing the inner sleeves over socks. A shirt for outdoor activities has inner sleeves sown inside the shirt sleeves which inner sleeves have a tightening means for tightly wearing the inner sleeves over gloves. The inner sleeves thereby reduce ingress of unwanted small animals and plant matter such as ticks, chiggers, mosquitos, black flies, deer flies, ants, spiders, hornets, wasps, bees, allergenic pollen, saps, and thorns. The inner sleeves are not visible in normal use so that the pant and the shirt for outdoor activities look like a common dress pant and a common dress shirt, respectively. The pant and the shirt for outdoor activities may be made of light-colored materials for better visibility of the unwanted small animals and plant matter to facilitate their removal.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to articles of clothing for outdooractivities, especially to pants and shirts for reducing ingress of smallanimals and plant matter in clothing that can cause harm to a humanbody.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Outdoor activists like wildlife photographers and gardening enthusiastssometimes wear their pant legs inside their socks and their shirtsleeves inside their gloves trying to keep unwanted small animals andplant matter such as ticks, chiggers, mosquitos, black flies, deerflies, ants, spiders, hornets, wasps, bees, allergenic pollen, saps, andthorns, out of their clothing.

However, some of the small animals and plant matter may still go insidetheir clothing and cause harm to the body of the outdoor activist.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention reduces the ingress of small animals and plantmatter in pants and shirts.

According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a pantfor outdoor activities, comprising:

-   -   a pant member having a pair of pant legs;    -   each pant leg having an inner sleeve;    -   the inner sleeve having a proximal end and a distal end;    -   the proximal end of the inner sleeve sown to the inside of the        pant leg;    -   the distal end of the inner sleeve for wearing over a sock;    -   the distal end of the inner sleeve having a tightening means for        tightly wearing the distal end of the inner sleeve over the        sock, thereby reducing the ingress of small animals and plant        matter in the pant for outdoor activities;    -   whereby the inner sleeve is not visible in normal use so that        the pant for outdoor activities looks like a common dress pant.

According to a second aspect of the invention, there is provided a shirtfor outdoor activities, comprising:

-   -   a shirt member having a pair of shirt sleeves;    -   each shirt sleeve having an inner sleeve;    -   the inner sleeve having a proximal end and a distal end;    -   the proximal end of the inner sleeve sown to the inside of the        shirt sleeve;    -   the distal end of the inner sleeve for wearing over a glove;    -   the distal end of the inner sleeve having a tightening means for        tightly wearing the distal end of the inner sleeve over the        glove, thereby reducing the ingress of small animals and plant        matter in the shirt for outdoor activities;    -   whereby the inner sleeve is not visible in normal use so that        the shirt for outdoor activities looks like a common dress        shirt.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The drawings illustrate the preferred embodiments of the invention byway of example only.

FIG. 1 shows a pant according a first aspect of the invention;

FIG. 1A shows an inner sleeve of the pant having a choker type oftightening means;

FIG. 1B shows an inner sleeve of the pant having a hook-and-loop type oftightening means;

FIG. 1C shows an inner sleeve of the pant having an elastic band type oftightening means;

FIG. 1 D shows an inner sleeve of the pant having drawstring type oftightening means;

FIG. 2 shows a shirt according to the second aspect of the invention;

FIG. 2A shows an inner sleeve of the shirt having a choker type oftightening means;

FIG. 2B shows an inner sleeve of the shirt having a hook-and-loop typeof tightening means;

FIG. 2C shows an inner sleeve of the shirt having an elastic band typeof tightening means; and

FIG. 2 D shows an inner sleeve of the shirt having drawstring type oftightening means.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The following descriptions describe the preferred embodiments of theinvention by way of example only.

FIG. 1 shows a pant 100 according to a first aspect of the invention. Apant member 102 has a pair of pant legs 104. Each pant leg 104 has aninner sleeve 106. The inner sleeve 106 has a proximal end and a distalend. The proximal end of the inner sleeve 106 is sown to the inside ofthe pant leg 104 as indicated by the seam 108 shown on one of the pantlegs 104. The other pant leg 104 is shown folded over to show the innersleeve 106. The distal end of the inner sleeve 106 is for wearing over asock. The distal end of the inner sleeve 106 has a tightening means 110for wearing the distal end of the inner sleeve 106 tightly over thesock, thereby reducing the ingress of small animals and plant matter inthe pant 100.

Preferably, the tightening means 110 comprises a choker type oftightening means shown in FIG. 1A, the choker type of tightening meanshaving a spring-loaded button 112 and a string 114. In use, a usersqueezes the spring-loaded button 112, pulls the string 114 through thespring-loaded button 112, and releases the spring-loaded button 112 totightly wear the distal end of the inner sleeve 106 over the sock.

Preferably, the tightening means 110 comprises a hook-and-loop type oftightening means shown in FIG. 1B, the hook-and-loop type of tighteningmeans having hook-and-loop strips 116, 118. In use, a user pulls strip118 over strip 116 and attaches strip 118 to strip 116 to tightly wearthe distal end of the inner sleeve 106 over the sock.

Preferably, the tightening means 110 comprises an elastic band 120 shownin FIG. 1C. In use, a user pulls the elastic band 120 over the sock totightly wear the distal end of the inner sleeve 106 over the sock.

Preferably, the tightening means 110 comprises drawstrings 122 shown inFIG. 1D. In use, a user ties a knot with the drawstrings 122 to tightlywear the distal end of the inner sleeve 106 over the sock.

Preferably, the pant 100 is made of light-colored materials for bettervisibility of unwanted small animals and plant matter such as ticks,chiggers, mosquitos, black flies, deer flies, ants, spiders, hornets,wasps, bees, allergenic pollen, saps, and thorns, on the pant 100thereby facilitating their removal from the pant 100.

Advantageously, the inner sleeve 106 is not visible in normal use sothat the pant 100 looks like a common dress pant.

FIG. 2 shows a shirt 200 according to a second aspect of the invention.A shirt member 202 has a pair of shirt sleeves 204. Each shirt sleeve204 has an inner sleeve 206. The inner sleeve 206 has a proximal end anda distal end. The proximal end of the inner sleeve 206 is sown to theinside of the shirt sleeve 204 as indicated by the seam 208 shown on oneof the shirt sleeves 204. The other shirt sleeve 204 is shown foldedover to show the inner sleeve 206. The distal end of the inner sleeve206 is for wearing over a glove. The distal end of the inner sleeve 206has a tightening means 210 for wearing the distal end of the innersleeve 206 tightly over the glove, thereby reducing the ingress of smallanimals and plant matter in the shirt 200.

Preferably, the tightening means 210 comprises a choker type oftightening means shown in FIG. 2A, the choker type of tightening meanshaving a spring-loaded button 212 and a string 214. In use, a usersqueezes the spring-loaded button 212, pulls the string 114 through thespring-loaded button 112, and releases the spring-loaded button 121 totightly wear the distal end of the inner sleeve 206 over the glove.

Preferably, the tightening means 210 comprises a hook-and-loop type oftightening means shown in FIG. 2B, the hook-and-loop type of tighteningmeans having hook-and-loop strips 216, 218. In use, a user pulls strip218 over strip 216 and attaches strip 218 to strip 216 to tightly wearthe distal end of the inner sleeve 216 over the glove.

Preferably, the tightening means 210 comprises an elastic band 220 shownin FIG. 2C. In use, a user pulls the elastic band 220 over the glove totightly wear the distal end of the inner sleeve 206 over the glove.

Preferably, the tightening means 210 comprises drawstrings 222 shown inFIG. 2D. In use, a user ties a knot with the drawstrings 222 to tightlywear the distal end of the inner sleeve 206 over the glove.

Preferably, the shirt 200 is made of light-colored materials for bettervisibility of unwanted small animals and plant matter such as ticks,chiggers, mosquitos, black flies, deer flies, ants, spiders, hornets,wasps, bees, allergenic pollen, saps, and thorns, on the shirt 200thereby facilitating their removal from the shirt 200.

Advantageously, the inner sleeve 206 is not visible in normal use sothat the shirt 200 looks like a common dress shirt.

A person skilled in the art will have by now appreciated the full scopeof the invention. In particular, the scope of the invention is notlimited to the preferred embodiments described by way of example in theabove.

1. A pant for outdoor activities, comprising: a pant member having apair of pant legs; each pant leg having an inner sleeve; the innersleeve having a proximal end and a distal end; the proximal end of theinner sleeve sown to the inside of the pant leg; the distal end of theinner sleeve for wearing over a sock; the distal end of the inner sleevehaving a tightening means for tightly wearing the distal end of theinner sleeve over the sock, thereby reducing the ingress of smallanimals and plant matter in the pant for outdoor activities; whereby theinner sleeve is not visible in normal use so that the pant for outdooractivities looks like a common dress pant.
 2. A pant for outdooractivities as defined in claim 1, wherein the tightening means comprisesa choker type of tightening means.
 3. A pant for outdoor activities asdefined in claim 1, wherein the tightening means comprises ahook-and-loop type of tightening means.
 4. A pant for outdoor activitiesas defined in claim 1, wherein the tightening means comprises an elasticband.
 5. A pant for outdoor activities as defined in claim 1, whereinthe tightening means comprises drawstrings.
 6. A pant for outdooractivities as defined in claim 1, made of light-colored materials.
 7. Ashirt for outdoor activities, comprising: a shirt member having a pairof shirt sleeves; each shirt sleeve having an inner sleeve; the innersleeve having a proximal end and a distal end; the proximal end of theinner sleeve sown to the inside of the shirt sleeve; the distal end ofthe inner sleeve for wearing over a glove; the distal end of the innersleeve having a tightening means for tightly wearing the distal end ofthe inner sleeve over the glove, thereby reducing the ingress of smallanimals and plant matter in the shirt for outdoor activities; wherebythe inner sleeve is not visible in normal use so that the shirt foroutdoor activities looks like a common dress shirt.
 8. A shirt foroutdoor activities as defined in claim 7, wherein the tightening meanscomprises a choker type of tightening means.
 9. A shirt for outdooractivities as defined in claim 7, wherein the tightening means comprisesa hook-and-loop type of tightening means.
 10. A shirt for outdooractivities as defined in claim 7, wherein the tightening means comprisesan elastic band.
 11. A shirt for outdoor activities as defined in claim7, wherein the tightening means comprises drawstrings.
 12. A shirt foroutdoor activities as defined in claim 7, made of light-coloredmaterials.